Walker to increase school aids $129M

8:40 PM,
Feb. 17, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker's budget on Wednesday will include more money for schools.

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Scott Bauer
Assocated Press

- Gov. Scott Walker will propose a modest increase in funding for Wisconsin public schools in his budget to the Legislature on Wednesday, two years after his steep cuts and all but elimination of collective bargaining for teachers sparked the unsuccessful movement to recall Walker from office.

Walker is also making incentive money available, which could be used as incentive payments for teachers based on how well schools perform on state report cards, Walker told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview.

Not only will Walker put more money into K-12 schools in his two-year budget, he ...